St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-25
HER-WEuGHTS FURIOUS.
Several of Them Profess to Want
to Fight Carney.

Special 10 the Globe.
BosToN. April 24.-The lightweight and
featherweight pugilists are all up in arms,
and every mans hand seems to be against
his brother. The first object of their wrath
is Jimmy Carney, the wearer of Ned Hal
skies lightweight championship belt, and
his opponent is Ike Weir, The Spider,
who called on the GLOBE correspondent to-
day and said he was through with his honey
moon and ready to fight.
What that Englishman has been saying
about me this week. for what reason don t
know" said Weir, "ShowS very well that he
is no man. He is stuck on himself. 1t is all
owing to the great advertising he has had.
No enc in this country knows whether he is
anything more than one of the ordinary run
of sparrows. He hasn't killed anyone since
he has been in this country. although he is
trying to kill himself. He pretends to be
very angry because my name has been used
i'll connection with his for friendly Set-to of
three rounds. When he says he doesn't want
to meet any such little duck as a
featherweight like me, it makes me
think that he has injured his brain coming
over here. Now, l want to fight him; yes,
very badly. l can't see where he will have
any the best of il. There won't be over a
pound difference between us when we are
both trained and in condition, and am salts
fled can hit as often and as hard as he can.
He calls himself the champion of England.
Who did he ever fight for that title, and
where? His record shows that he has only
won two fights-with Breeze and Jacobs. He
is going about now talking about punching
the bloody head of any pu2iist that dareS to
express the opinion that he would like TO
make match with him. Perhaps he will,
but think he won't"
The Spider left and Paddy Duffy took
his place.
II will fight Carney said Duffy, ''if he
wants 10 make match, but why don't he
send WORD TO me, instead of telling everybody
else in town? He kicked very hard when the
same thing was done to him by McAuliffe, as
he claims. If he wants to make match
with me, let him put up forfeit. Then
will know he means business. / don't be-
lieve that the Englishnan wants to fight any
body, but that he is going home very soon
and will take with him the belt which right
fully belongs to McAuliffe.''
The third person who wants to get at
Carney /, is Jack McAulitfe, who sent the
following dispatch to this city yesterday:
Brooklyn, n. Y. April %, lSS7.-I cover
Carnev's $3.50 to- day. Am very anxious to
fight, but want a square show. Club men
here will give good purse. Will write all
particulars. JACK MCAULIFFE,
Light weight champion of America.
To-day Carney called at the Boston Globe
office, carrying pocketful of money and
saying he Was after blood.
81 want you to call Billy Frazier down, -
said he. it'Here are S25 to cover forfeits, and
if Edont down him in fifteen rounds I'll for
1'eit 81 900. ! came to this country to fight
McAuliff efor the champions hip of the world.
When | got ready to meet MIN the belt had
been given to me, so / am going to begin and
knock them all out and then l shall be sure
Of the belt
The last of the featherweights to cal
was little Johnny Murphy, the friend and
trainer of Kilrain. He weighs ia pounds,
and says he will fight 1.-The Spider" at lis
or 100 pounds.0
1.-The Spider,'" said he, ''need not go ont
hunting for Carney and other game too big
for him. FL fight him with two-ounce gloves
to finish, and L have $1,000 that says II
beat him.